Subhasish Chakraborty

Resurrecting Kalyani Through Tourism - a World War II U.s. Army Base Subhasish Chakraborty

This Tourism Plan entitled ? ?Resurrecting Kalyani through Tourism ? A Case Study? deals exclusively with the pros and cons of Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Tourism in the township of Kalyani and the District of Nadia, easily one of Eastern India?s most outstanding cultural/spiritual tourism destinations. The challenges that this new form of Tourism throws and ways and means of popularizing the Sustainable Tourism experience of the region to a worldwide clientele has been covered in this Tourism Plan. A sincere attempt has been made to unravel Kalyani and the District of Nadia as a marvelous Eco?Friendly & Sustainable destination. The intention has all along been to create a synthesis out of the Tourism phenomenon. The Plan highlights and justifies the need for Sustainable Tourism in Kalyani. Concepts like developing a War Memorial Centre, launching Horse Driven Carriages, developing the wetland areas into exclusive nature based tourism zones, the concept of Tree House Recreation etc?if implemented in a planned manner would undoubtedly catapult this part of Eastern India into the mainstream of India?s burgeoning tourism industry.